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单词 asphalt jungle
释义

asphalt jungle

noun

: a big city or a specified part of a big city

Synonyms

  • burg
  • city
  • cosmopolis
  • megacity
  • megalopolis
  • metropolis
  • municipality
  • town
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Example Sentences

a realistic novel about life in the asphalt jungle

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

asphalt jungle

noun

as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area a realistic novel about life in the asphalt jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • city
  • town
  • metropolis
  • municipality
  • suburb
  • urban sprawl
  • burg
  • garden city
  • cosmopolis
  • megalopolis
  • central city
  • megacity
  • inner city
  • borough
  • downtown
  • edge city
  • core city
  • suburbia
  • midtown
  • conurbation
  • exurb
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